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gopher
noun- a person who is easily swindled, who “goes for” the pitch US
- — American Speech, pp. 150–151, May 1959: “Notes on the cant of the telephone confidence man”
- a poker player who plays with a high degree of optimism US
So named because of the player’s willingness to “go for” a draw in almost any situation. - — John Vorhaus, The Big Book of Poker Slang, p. 20, 1996
- a criminal who tunnels into a business to rob it US, 1928
- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 105, 1949
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